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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26
embroideries come in that ex-
quisite Paris twist which we in
troduced just before Christmas.
JOHN WANAMAKER.
Chestnut Thirteenth and Market streets
ana Clty-hall square
A Great Battle.


Is continually going on in the human
system. The demon of impure blood
strives to gain victory over the constiiu.
ton, TO ruin health, to drag victims to
the grave. A good reliable medicine
Ike Hoods Sarsapar.lla is the weapon
with which to defend ones self drive
the desperate enemy from the field. and
restore peace and bodily health for many
years. Try this peculiar medicine.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

There is the story, Of the French criminal
who died because he believed that he WINS
being bled to death, when in reality his
arms were only pricked, and n sound of
trickling water made TO initiate the noise of
the blood flowing forth In the same way
1t is recorded how Mr.. Loutherbourg cured
large numbers of patients by attacking the
imagination.
Among those who visited him was MAJ
who had been troubled with great pains and
swellings, particularly about his loins, so
that he could not walk across the room. On
entering Mr.. Loutherbourg looked stead
lastly at him, and said: II know your com.
plant, look at me- They continued look
ing at each other for some minutes: then
Mr.. Louthrbourg asked if he did not feel
some warmth at his loins, whereupon the
man replied that he did. "Then you will
feel in few minutes much greater warmth.
After short pause the man said: Il
teel as If person were pouring boiling
water upon me
Still looking in his face, Mr.. Louther
bourg said: "HOw did you come here. sirfn
"ln coach" Then go and discharge your
coach and walk back to town" The coach
was discharged and the patient walked back
to town, and the next day he walked five
hours about town without fatigue.
Similarly, Sidney Smith relates how the
banker poet Rogers caught bad cold
simply from imagining window 10 be
open, but which all the time was shut II
was at a dinner party, and the great sheet
OF plate glass had deceived Rogers, who was
sitting in what he thought to be danger
Gus draught -Gentleman' Magazine.
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NORTH.

Trains marked with run daily.
Leave Newark Centre Station for Wilmington
and pha Ti6a N; 2.m and GIL p IN week dnvs
Arrive Newark Centre station from Whining
ton and Phadn. S.OI Il m. LEI ana G.I3pm
New York aud Washington Express leaves Phi
adelphia every day, go y. N Chester Z Is; VIII
mington - Newark sos; pcrryvlle S,Bi; H. de
Grace $40 Baltimore a3l
Peninsula express leaves Baltimore 23O u II,
arrives Newark i.5i y m. runs through 10 nnint,
on Delaware Division.
Baltimore and Wilmington accommodation ON
sundays only, leaves Newark gl1 a. m, arrive
ate stations.
J. II. Wood General Passenger Agent.
J. G. Shivler, Agent at Newark.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26
pRlCEs. 4 FREE COPY.
THE CENTURY co. New .YoRK.
IEBE IDEHL mFGHzIDE.

lor youugpeople is what the papers call
st. Nicholas. DO you know about it
how good it is, how clean and pure and
helpful? If there are any boys or girls
in your house will you not try n number
or try it for year, aud sec if it isn't Just
NE element you need in the household
The Lopdou Times Inns said, 1--WE have
no,hing like it on this side Here are
Some Ieading lcatnrns of
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

The silk and woods have won
their way. Much prejudice !;
but merit told. Sighted work
would have brought failure.
There was no sighted work.
The warp all silk ; the wool all
wool, and the two equally fine.
Good apart, the union of silk
and wool as in Clairette or
Convent Cloth or Henriette or
Gypsy Cloth, helps both. The
silk gives strength to the wool;
the wool lends softness to the
silk. A mixed fabric without
any of the faults Of mixed fab
RIGS. The mixture helps rather
hurts; it gives an added firm
ness Of texture, a bloom and a
freedom from dust and soil pc
culiar to itself. Not even the
fault of fading unevenly. These
blacks don't fade. Perfect
blacks at first, perfect to the
end-ten years if you please;
they've been tried. The Eng
lish beat the world in dying
black.
Two new ones.
The Silk Warp Mourning
Cloth, fitted by its clothes-like
effect for untrimmed costumes,
to be worn in deep mourning
with Grape bonnet and vail.
And the Silk Warp Cancels
Hair Mourning Cloth Ito be
known as Alys), presenting
the desired camel's hair sur
face and touch, and adapted to
light mourning or black cos
tunes worn with colors.
IIenrette, In 10 qualities ranging from 75c to 81
Carette IN qualities. from 81 10 81
Convent cloth, in qualities. from VI tOe2
GYPSY cloth, IN qualities, from 81 tOs2
SILK Warp Mourning cloth, in qualities, from
81 rs 10 $3.50
Alys, IN qualities from $3.50 to $3.50
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

The Humble and Unassvming Corn.
1t is not the purpose Of This brief article to
enter into lengthy disquisition upon the
birth or origin Of the corn, or the relation It
bears to modern civilization. In our forth
coming work entitled "Th1 Bunion as n
Means Of Grace" these questions are fully
and fearlessly discussed The writer Of this
paper has an unrivaled collection Of these
exotics, and has devoted much careful study
to their growth and habits Gaze upon the
generous feet Of the king of the Cannibal
Islands, who never had a corn in his life
and then search the embossed pedal ex
Temities Of Mr. Gladstone, or Lord Tenny
son, or Lily Langtry, or the writer of this
article, and you will realize that it is not
the shrek of the locomotive but the humble
aud unassuming corn that speaks loudest Of
she onward strides Of civilization. Michigan
Tradesman
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26
Saturday, February 90, 1887.

WHILE it seems only reasonable
that those holding property in this
town should ask for the same, in the
advent of deal with those who de-
sires to purchase and locate, fair
prices, yet it strikes us forcibly that
a too high valuation is placed on
land and buildings,-or more prop
erly,-on building sites. Every
man is entitled to all he can get from
the sale of hi property, but how Of
ten he stands in his own light, and
at the same time keeps away those
who would otherwise locate. We do
not speak merely from desire to
influence property owners to sacri-
flee their holdings, but we do so for
the greater and more rapid advance
ment of the town. Had we a popu-
lation Of something like ten thou
sand people, variously divided in
pursuits that would return fair
average to all concerned, the
price Of real estate would then, nat
urally, be at premium to all new
corners. As tits, we must invite and
encourage new enterprises in every
way possible. We have every thing
ready in the way ofrailroad facilities.
1t alone rests with those who control
the land in and adjacent to the town.
Accept fair prices, and fair rentals,
and the growth of industries and
population will follow quickly and
naturally. Refuse to do this and
you simply anchor the place, where
it will remain, with slight advance
ment, a hundred years hence.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

A Maiden school-mistress thinks that some
of the her pupils compositions are funnier
than anything Of Mark Twains From an
essay ON Fashion, written by boy Of 70,
she cites the following:
Sensible people wear sensible fashions
and insensible people insensible fashions
Another hopeful Of hers, writing on the
subject "A Rainy Afternoon" evolved
from an inner consciousness deeper than
than that of Josh Billings the following sen
tence:
1T rained hard, and l could not 70
owdoors, and so went out in the shed ana
sod some wood.
In little straw frame on her mantel Is a
sentence from the pen Of her youngest and
brightest, given in answer TO the request;
Write, in twenty words, a definition of
Man" 1t read thus:
Man is an animal that stands up: he is
not very big, and he has to work for a liy-
ing boston Record.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

The OYSTER is said to have Won
dertul powers of resisting obnoxious
ingredients but after three hours.
test in Schuylkill water, not one of
the bivalves undergoing the test sur
Vivcd.
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WHWAMAKER'S.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. u. 1851.
Ask by letter for samples, or
anything we have.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

THE libel suit to be instituted by
two OF the Pinkerton detectives
against the mayor of Jersey City,
for $4,000, will no doubt prove very
interesting, but the mayor should
hastily give an invitation to the
shrewd detectives, and place an i'm
portant cassin their hands. Itmight
soothe their anger.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

The Delaware Legislature adj
Journed from Saturday until We'd
nesday. Business had been so press
ing as to completely fatigue all the
members.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26


THERE is n bill before the Penn
sylvania Legislature which proposes
to substitute electricity for hanging
IN executing a criminal. The CON
demned will still have the privilege
Of choosing between the two.-the
scaiiold and electricity, should the
bill become law. Electricity, it is
said, produces painless death. but
even this assurance cannot be very
consoling to poor condemned
wretch.
''''.r's"'r"Srsar,.'sr."
HE effort to operate a creamery
in this town will undoubtedly prove
too rich for the blood Of those hay
ing the undertaking under consider
alton. We hope the matter will be
pushed forward and that the enter
prise will result well for all concern
ed. The great complaint has been
that butter was not to be had ut anv
price. OF course this only happens
when one most needs the article.
Success to the creamery
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-26

The lIundredth Man, " novel by
Frank X. stockton, author of ''The Lady
or the Tiger etc, begins IN November,
Two novelties by George w. Gable,
stories by Mary lIollock Foote, 'Uncle
ltemus, Julian Hawthorne, Edward
Eggleston, and other prominent Amer
lean authors viii be printed during the
wear.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

loud shouting. Time, 2:4O15 Fred also
took the fifth heat. Time, 2;40, giving him
the race.
There were three starters for the three
eighths dash, Cyclone, Pappose and Bo-
gus. Cyclone was hot favorite, selling
at about $40 to S13 for the field. Pappoose
had the pole with Bogus next and Cyclone
on the outside A fine start was made at
the first scoring. Cyclone showed to the
front down towards the stretch while the
others came on even terms length back.
It was driver down the stretch, Cyclone
coming in without urging and still in the
lead, with Pappoose head on and Bogus
length behind, both under whip. This
was the order at the wire. The time was
50 seconds, which is the fastest in the
world for this distance. Cyclones best
previous record was 351a, both of which
beat the record. The fastest record made
by any horse up to this year being 3612,
made by Ailsie at Little Rock in 1882.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
The Ute Troubles.

DENVER, August 26.-Telegrams re-
ceived here this afternoon from Meeker
deny the reports Of yesterday that Colo
row is surrounded by the militia and de
sires peace. The Indians are intrenched
in the hills and so protected by natural
Notifications that dislodgement by all the
state militia combined would be impossi
BILE. Colorow yesterday said that he did
not want a little fight, but he did want a
big fight, and he would have it it the
troops were not called back; "lnjun not
afraid of buffalo and cOlored or white sol
diers" Capt. Lawson who was returning
from Meeker Wednesday afternoon from
Camp Adams with kilograms was headed
off and chased twenty miles up Piccanee
creek and / I'D by the Indians until dark
ness permitted his escape. They struck
him about dark at the bridge which
crosses Piccanee creek and fired at him
repeatedly while chasing him. Capt
Lawson returned the fire while running
He reached Meeker early yesterday morn
ing completely fatigued. If fight is
avoided until the arrival Of Gov. Adams
the trouble may be amicably settled, but
if the militia and Indians cross before his
arrival it is the opinion of settlers that the
war will last for months.
The Republicans Glenwood Springs
special says: Bernstein, who lives about
four miles below Meeker, is just in. A
battle has taken place between Kendall's
men and band of Indians. Deputy
Seriff Jack Ward was killed and several
are wounded. Many Indians are reported
killed and some were seen to fall and to
be carried off the field. The fight was
stopped by darkness and it is thought will
certainly be resumed by daylight
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
A Threatened Beef Famine.

CHICAGO, August ga morning paper
says: "It is assured in many quarters
that a beef famine is not far away. Esti-
matos Of the destruction in the northwest
last winter are that in Montana there
were lost 100000 head; in Idaho about
100000; in Wyoming about 100000; in
Colorado about 100000, or about $4,000
head in all. During the summer, on ac-
count Of excessive drouth, it is estimated
the losses in the beef producing states
will swell the total to 100000 head of
beeves. But this is not the main fact
which indicates future famine. It is now
calves were born this spring than is usual,
owing to climatic causes, which must have
it's effect in time To this rnust be added
the fact that the cattle producers have
been rushing their surviving stock on the
market at an unparalleled rate, and from
these and other causes many ranchmen
are discouraged and are going out of the
business. Great uneasiness, such as never
before characterized the cattle business,
is manifest in business circles. The pro-
ducers find not dollar profit and more
often heavy losses charged against his ac-
count. The market prices have been
lower on account Of the glut, for in Chi
cago alone over 100000 head of cattle have
been thrust on the market during the last
thirty days. The consumer, however, gets
beef no cheaper because the producer
sells it for so little. Tt is limited that the
profit goes to the dressed beef monopoly,
who lash both sides, the producer and
alike. On every bullock there
is a profit of ten dollars to the monopoly
and either a loss or an even thing for the
producer. The consumer pays the mono
poly the extra ten dollars profit"
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The Pioneers and stock Growers.

HELENA, August 26-At the Pioneer as
sociation meeting the principal business
to-day was the election Of officers, which
resulted as follows: President, Frank II.
Woody, of Missoula. Vice presidents
Beaverhead, Joseph A. Browne; Choteau,
T. E. Collins; Custer, John A. Guy; Deer
Lodge, Con Kohrs; Fergus, Granville
Stuart; Gallatin, Kratlizer; Jefferson, J.
A. Culver; Lewis & Clarke, Fl. w. En-
glish; Madison, w. Metzel; Meagher,
Henry Whaley; Missoula, A. S. Blake;
Silver Bow, W. Y. Pemberton; Dawson,
J. <. Beidler. J. u. Sanders was elected
recording secretary; Cornelius Hedges,
corresponding secretary; S. T. Hauser,
treasurer. Twenty new members we're
admitted.
The Stock Growers association held a
meeting but no business of particular i'm
portance was transacted. The seizure of
cattle on the frontier by the Canadian au-
therities was one of the subjects of dis
cuSSiOn
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May Yet BE Alive.

san FRANcIsco, August %. An inter
view with the officers of the bark Pearl,
which has arrived from Fox Islands, Al
aska, elicits the information that there is a
probability that in Siberia are several Of
the crew of the whaling bark Napoleon,
which was wrecked about two years ago
off the Siberian coast There were two
boats crews that were never heard from
after the wreck, among the lost being the
first and third mates. A piece of wood
was secured by the Pearl from the natives
OH which were carved initials which are
to be those of j. r. Vincent Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
The Pioneers Banquet.
cussion.

HELENA, August 25.-Two hundred and
fifty persons assembled at the Merchants
hotel last evening to participate in the
banquet given by the Pioneers of Mon
tana, the occasion being the celebration
Of the second anniversary of the society.
A large number of ladies were present,
adding JOY and beauty to the scene, and
the festivities were such as to delight the
hearts of the old and rugged members in
whose honor the banquet was given. An
elegant spread greeted the eye of the
guest, and what with music, fruits and
flowers, the prevailing happiness and the
more than memorable occasion, the event
was one that will be long borne in the
minds of the brave frontiersmen who, as
far back as the ffties, came to this, then
most inhospitable section and here plant
ed the corner posts Of a new empire.
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Martha's Vineyard, Mass, who was one of
the Napoleon's crew. Other letters and
characters under date of this year seemed
to indicate the mans whereabouts to be at
a village near Cape Navarro, in Siberia.
Captain Healy, of the revenue cutter Bear,
will endeavor to solve the mystery while
in Siberian and Alaskan waters. The
whaling feet report catch of fifty 1.-TWO
whales, and the New Bedford, Mass, feet
fourteen whales.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
Starvation and Canniballsm.

MrNNEAroI4s, August 25. A WINNIPEG
special says: Letters from Frazer /,
Stewart, dated Fort Chippewayne, July
5, state that they reached that point after
many hardships, forest fires being numer-
Gus and destructive. The destitution at
Fort Chippewayne last winter was tesri-
BILE and several cases of cannibalism are
reported. One old woman at Little Red
river admits having killed and eaten her
whole family. Starvation and cannibal-
ism are also reported from the Mckenzie
river.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
The Manitoba Work.

HELENA, August 81 Yesterday Col
Broadwater received a telegram from
Supt. Eagan of the Manitoba, dated on the
25th as follows: Last week the daily av-
erage Of track laid was four and one-half
miles This week it has been five miles
per day. Tonight the track is 392 miles
west of Minot, counting the average to
have been kept up yesterday. The end of
the track last night was 397 miles west of
Minot, within forty five miles of Assinni-
boine, about 115 of Fort Benton, about
155 of Great Falls and $40 from Helena.
Coming at this rate the road should be
here IN two months at least. When the
average of the past. four or five days of
five miles of track laid per day is consid-
cred it is indeed wonderful, The average
is what railroads strained every effort to
make a single days record upon a
very few years ago and to reach five miles
of track laid in day has ever been con-
sidered showing calculated to excite the
admiration Of contractors, engineers and
the public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
The New Grain Rates.

ST. PAUL. August 22.-The Northern Pa
cific and Manitoba announced their new
grain rates to-day. In general they show
a reduction Of about 10 per cent. Rates
from points on the Fargo Southern have
been reduced about three cents to meet the
new rates From points on the Northern
Pacific northwest of Brainerd rates are
the same to Minneapolis and Duluth but
on the Little Falls divided the rates to
Minneapolis is less.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
The Southern Pacific Railroad.

SAN Francisco, August 25-Tho an
nual report of the Pacific Central rail
road company for the year 1886 was is
sued to-day. During the year the total
number of miles the Central Pacific lines
operated were $40, leased lines in Cali
fornia Az; the Atlantic system Of the
same roads, 1,679, making total of 1,846
miles. During the year one hundred miles
were built in California The total gross
earnings were in round numbers, S31, ,OOO,-
O00;the earnings over operating.s3, 100000;
balance surplus, S11,00OOOO, out of which
was paid a net profit to the Central Pa
cific lines of $1O,324, 1893 as interest on
bonds Of the Central Pacific fund, leaviL-
as surplus proper s180,000 The trans
continental rate which was continued
through almost the entire year caused
the net results to fall below those of 1885.
The total stock Of the system amounts to
/ ,141 $50 shares. costing over S8SO0O,OO0.
The total assets are S99,0000oG the au-
thorized capital stock is S1O0O0O,0O0; the
capital stock outstanding, S88,00O,000; to-
tai liabilities and capital stock, s98,983,
906; surplus of assets over liabilities, ss34G-
829. The secretary and Comptroller Miller
reports the gross earnings Of the Central
Pacific to be s11,8oo,ooo; operating ex-
penses, $5,900,000, which leaves the small
sum for earning over operating expenses
Of the leased lines in California of S2,4O0,
600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
Pardoned.

HELENA, August 26.-Gov. Leslie has
pardoned H. J. scehnck, new in the peni-
Tertiary for the killing of Philip Mason
two years ago in Beaverhead county.
President Cleveland wrote Gov. Leslie a
letter which was effective in securing the
pardon. schenck lives at Buffalo where
he and his family were intimate with the
president, and their standing was the best
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

WASHINGTON, August 24.-The presi-
dents attention was called to-day to a
matter lately appearing in the New York
World to the effect that he was not prop
erly supporting the commissioners ap-
pointed to examine the affairs Of the Pa
cifc railroad, and giving as proof Of the
charge what was alleged to be the con-
tents of the presidents answer to Chair
man Patterson's dispatch proposing to en-
ploy assistant counsel in the proceedings
against Leland Stanford. The president
said: II have no time to read and reply
to the misrepresentation of opposition
newspapers and am not at all afraid they
will succeed in deceiving the people as to
the policy or course of the administration
touching the matters in question; but if
there is man, woman or child who wottld
feel easier after reading the dispatch
which I did send to Gov. Patterson they
can have it,"
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
D. c., August Is, 1887
To r. b. Patterson, Chairman Pacific
RdilWdy Commission, San Francisco,
CAL:
Upon your statement that in your judg-
ment counsel shoul be employed, [ au-
thorize and approve such employment.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
Victor Townsite Company.

HELENA, August %. In secretary
Webb's office yesterday there was filed ar
ticles of incorporation for The. Victor
Townsite company the object being the
buying and selling of town lots and build
ings, putting in water works etc. The
principal Office is at Missoula
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
To Be Pushed Forward.

HELEIA, August 27.-The Hauser syndi-
cate, building the Northern Pacific
branches in Montana, have ordered work
to be pushed on them as actively as posi-
BILE. so as to close up the contracts before
frost comes and interferes with the work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31
Inspecting the Missouri.

ST. PAUL. August % Yankton special
to the Pioneer Press: Capt. G. B. Sears
of the government engineer corps is here
to inspect the damage by the washing of
the Missouri river A few miles below
here hundreds of acres Of fine bottom
lands have been carried away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-08-31

Special to the River Press.
Coal BANKS, August 27-The detach-
ment stationed here returned this morn
ing to Fort Assinniboine, Lieut.. Webber,
who has been in charge, will probably go
to the end of the track to receive govern
ment freight shipped by railroad.